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From: chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Multi-tasking Finder (finally)
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Date: Tue, 11-Aug-87 12:12:43 EDT
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In article <1659@leadsv.UUCP> morse@leadsv.UUCP (Terry Morse) writes:
>Read it in the Sunday San Jose Mercury News (8/9/87):

And, according to the Tuesday SJMN, we hear:

>Apple will announce a multi tasking version of the Finder at the Boston
>MacWorld Expo.  This is assumed to be in response to IBM's OS/2
>vaporware, which will be multitasking.
>
>FINALLY!!!!  Now let's find out the details:
>
>o	is it _really_ multitasking or more like Switcher?

Think of it as Finder and Switcher merged. There is no memory protection
or MMU in a Mac, so real multitasking is tough.

>o	which programs cannot be run concurrently?

As far as I know, the same restrictions on switcher apply -- any "well
behaved" program should work.

>o	how do we get a copy, and when will it be available?

It is supposed to ship free with all new Mac's as of September 15, and can
be purchased for $49 (suggested retail) for existing Mac's. It is evidently
part of a 4 disk set that includes all the new system software (and maybe
some new toys?) so that seems like a reasonable price.

>o	what's the minimum hardware configuration?

I'd guess a megabyte.  The more the merrier.

chuq
Chuq Von Rospach	chuq@sun.COM		Delphi: CHUQ

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